1942 in Switzerland
Events during the year 1942 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
- Federal Council:
- *Philipp Etter
- *Marcel Pilet-Golaz
- *Ernst Wetter
- *Karl Kobelt
- *Enrico Celio
- *Walther Stampfli
- *Eduard von Steiger
Births
- 12 January – Michel Mayor, astrophysicist
- 5 April – Pascal Couchepin, politician
- 8 June – Jacques Dubochet, biophysicist
- 18 July – Adolf Ogi, politician
- 10 November – Hans-Rudolf Merz, politician
Deaths
- 15 May – Annemarie Schwarzenbach, author and photographer
- 9 November – Ernest Chuard, politician